Supreme Court hears challenge to birthright citizenship as Trump attends arguments
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on a Trump administration challenge to birthright citizenship protections.
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If the Court sides with the Trump administration, millions of children born to immigrants in the U.S. could be denied automatic citizenship.
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The Supreme Court heard arguments on the Trump administration's challenge to birthright citizenship, with a majority of justices questioning Solicitor General D. John Sauer's position that the constitutional right should not extend to children born to immigrants unlawfully in the United States. The case targets the 14th Amendment's citizenship clause, which has long been interpreted to grant automatic citizenship to nearly all children born on U.S. soil regardless of parental immigration status. A skeptical bench suggested the justices may be divided on whether the administration's narrower reading of the amendment has legal merit. The Court's decision could affect millions of people and reshape immigration law if it sides with the Trump administration's argument.
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The Supreme Court is considering the case; a decision is expected later this term.
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